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Newspaper
Centerville Times
Location
Centerville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1882
Page
2
A chaotic 19th century page mixes court cases, political mentions, travel and society notes. Headlines touch on indictments, a Davenport shooting, a limestone church cornerstone ceremony, a Galveston Sunday School anecdote, and local congressional race talk for Appanoose County with Colonel Josephus as a hopeful.
The article surveys broad opposition to a constitutional amendment amid looming strikes in ironworks cigar making tannery and mining sectors. It notes rising living costs reduced demand and argues manufacturers cannot sustain wage hikes while workers push for raises. It discusses political divisions and public sentiment for or against prohibition related reforms, and the risk of supply disruptions as producers hold firms free from excess output.
In a March court scene Henry Mulloy admits guilt after being charged with drunkenness and disturbing the peace. He explains there was no intent to harm his wife, though accusations arose about attempting to throw her from a window. The judge sentences him to sixty days, with Mulloy noting plans to appeal.
A fragment on how the press shapes industry and commerce, noting a Philadelphia quarterly by Staawbridges & Clothices. It discusses merchants using media to attract buyers and place products within consumer reach, reflecting on policy and market impact in a distant historical tone.
Fragmented periodical prose outlines household economy guidance for mothers and children, detailing teeth growth, proper feeding, and domestic management. Mentions moving house, decorative textiles, and a brisk trade in goods by post. Indicates retailers and publishing language, urging prudent shopping and punctual deliveries.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions pests and drugs with scattered terms like rats mice roaches and druggists. The readable bits hint at a futile scare or shorthand for an eviction or health notice but lack clear events or names. Readers are left with an odd, inconclusive snippet.
Testimonies from Centerville Polo Livingstone Griffinsville and Cincinnati Iowa Illinois in 1882 praise the Buckeye front cut reaper and mower for light running safety and durability. Farmers report cutting hundreds of acres of oats barley rye timothy and meadow with two horses and mules. They note safety advantages front cut design and overall satisfaction with performance and reliability.
A blaze at about 1 am Tuesday destroyed Wilkin & Son and adjacent shops on the Albia square. Fire spread rapidly through dry lumber, burning O S Fletcher jewelry, Cox & Martin grocers, J C Morris druggist, Higgins books, and other premises. Losses total about 23,950. insurance coverage around 17,800. Residents escaped as flames threatened nearby buildings. Incendiary suspicion noted after initial report.
A garbled item lists a mass convention of Republicans in Appanoose County at Centerville on June 3, to select eight delegates for the eighth district congressional convention in Creston on June 30. It also notes amendment meeting sites and times across several townships, urging local speakers and distribution of speech efforts. The piece includes a vignette about a Vermont girl’s illfated marriage and ends with an endorsement for Electric Bitters as a women’s remedy.
News items report service reductions on the Moravia branch of the railroad, warnings about counterfeit five dollar gold pieces, rising iron discoveries in Allamaukee county, and various local notes. It mentions James Vick’s death, Polk Wells Cook and Fits Gerald murder trial and life sentence, and other scattered updates including politics, religion, health, and a rattlesnake incident.
The Christian Union attacks Darwin's theories as atheistic though arguing that Darwinism explains both species and individual origins by variation and natural selection. The piece contrasts Darwinism with Christian aims to transform humanity through divine impulses, suggesting atheistic labels arise from ignorance or prejudice.
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